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1940 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainMichael Basca
Home stadiumShibe Park
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Eastern college football independents records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.5Boston College     11 0 0
    Duquesne     7 1 0
    No.14Penn     6 1 1
    Penn State     6 1 1
    No.12Fordham     7 2 0
    No.15Cornell     6 2 0
    La Salle     6 2 0
    Princeton     5 2 1
    Columbia     5 2 2
    Brown     6 3 1
    Bucknell     4 2 2
    Boston University     5 3 0
    Colgate     5 3 0
    Hofstra     4 3 0
    Harvard     3 2 3
    Dartmouth     5 4 0
    Temple     4 4 1
    Tufts     4 4 0
    Vermont     4 4 0
    Villanova     4 5 0
    Pittsburgh     3 4 1
    Syracuse     3 4 1
    Buffalo     3 5 0
    Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
    Manhattan     3 6 0
    Providence     3 6 0
    NYU     2 7 0
    Yale     1 7 0
    Army     1 7 1
    CCNY     1 5 1
    Massachusetts State     1 8 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1940 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1940 college football season. The head coach was Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, coaching his fifth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1]

    Villanova was ranked at No. 56 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 5Pennsylvania Military
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • W 53–14
    October 11Florida
    • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • W 28–0
    October 19vs. Baylor
  • San Antonio, TX
  • L 0–7
    October 27Detroit
    • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • L 0–1030,251[3]
    November 1Kansas
    • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • W 33–712,000[4]
    November 9atTemple
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • L 0–2820,000[5]
    November 16atManhattan
  • New York, NY
  • W 13–610,126[6]
    November 23Duquesne
    • Shibe Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • L 10–1415,000[7]
    December 7atAuburn
  • Montgomery, AL
  • L 10–136,500[8]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  • ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ W. W. Edgar (October 28, 1940). "Unbeaten U-D Shatters Villanova Jinx, 10-0: U. of D. Wins No. 5 in Row to End Long Villanova Domination". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Perry Lewis (November 2, 1940). "Villanova Routs Kansas; Basca Stars in 33-7 Romp". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Stan Baumgartner (November 10, 1940). "Temple Wins, 28-0: Tomasic Stars as Owls Roll Up Big Count on Villanova Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Gene Ward (November 17, 1940). "Villanova Whips Jaspers, 13-6". New York Daily News. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Duquesne Triumphs Over Villanova, 14-10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1940. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Auburn thwarts Villanova with late spurt, 13–10". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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